Henry Ravenel Medical Book, 1816-1834

Title:

Henry Ravenel Medical Book, 1816-1834

Date:

1830

Creator (Personal):

Ravenel, Henry, 1790-1867

Description:

The Henry Ravenel Medical Book, 1816-1834 records medical visits and prescriptions for families and their slaves by physician Henry Ravenel. Families seeking medical treatment include Porcher, Dubois, Gaillard, Foxworth, Marion, Moore, Ravenel, Broughton and many others. Some of the diseases and injuries being treated are rheumatic diseases, fevers, fractures, kidney disease, a miscarriage, and an amputation on a child slave.

Collection Title:

Ravenel Family Papers, 1695-1925

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Ravenel family
Marion family
Broughton family
Dubois family
Ravenel, Henry

Topical Subject:

Medicine, Plantation owners, Wounds and injuries, Physicians, Diseases, Plantations, Sick, Nineteenth century, Enslaved persons, and Enslaved children

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

S.C. County:

Berkeley County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

12-313-07 (1171.00)

Date Digital:

2022-05

Digitization Specifications:

400 dpi, 24-bit depth color, Bookeye 4 Basic. Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain.

Access Information:

For more information and re-use requirements contact the South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, SC, 29401.

Admin ID:

271894